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mountain sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale


Colorado

Dimensions
Height: 3.0 ft. to 4.0 ft.
Spread: 1.5 ft. to 2.0 ft.
Growth Form
Herbaceous
Program Association
Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
Wildlife Uses
Pollinators/ Invertebrates
Sun Requirements
Full Sun
Water Requirements
Low, Moderate
Plant Community
Foothills, Plains
Season of Bloom
July, August, September
Flower Color
Yellow Shades
Leaf Color
Green Shades
Aggressiveness
No City Data
Design Considerations
Showy Flowers, Wetland Plant
Other Considerations
No City Data
Duration
Perennial
Soil Type
Variable
Pests/Disease Prone
No
Hazards/Toxic
No City Data.

Notes

Important larval food host for eight specialist butterflies and adult food host for twelve bee and twenty-eight specialist butterfly species.